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amendment opposed by Sen Connally; by Sec Acheson, lr; rejected, 42-35, by Sen; roll-call
Browder testifies; calls Lattimore anti-Communist; ridicules Budenz testimony, including statements on Pacific Relations Inst and pubs, on Field and Jaffe as spies, on L and XL documents, on US China policy; says D Kenyon and Hanson are not Communists; refuses to answer questions on Service, J C Vincent and Jaffe presence at '45 conf with Chinese Communist Tung Pi-wu; McCarthy, in Sen, assails subcom tactics on open and closed meetings; backed by Mundt; McCarthy says Budenz told subcom Hanson was active CP member; Sen McMahon challenges assertion; McCarthy reply; Hanson sends wire to Tydings; McCarthy says he gave 2 Voice of Amer employes names to subcom as dangerous to US; denounces Evjue and paper
Tito deplores USSR policy as bar to better relations with E Eur states
1950Willie Colón, Puerto Rican-American trombonist and producer[†]
William Anthony Colón Román is an American Salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist but also sings, writes, produces and acts. Colón was a pioneer of Salsa music and a best-selling artist in the genre, having been a key figure in the nascent New York City scene associated with Fania Records. He is also noteworthy for having assumed the gangster image in his album covers before it was culturally popular. Since the 1980s he has at times been deeply involved in the politics of New York City.
1950Jay Leno, American comedian, talk show host, and producer[†]
James Douglas Muir Leno is an American television host, comedian, and writer. After doing stand-up comedy for years, Leno was chosen in 1992 to replace Johnny Carson as the host of NBC's The Tonight Show; Leno hosted The Tonight Show until September 2009 when Conan O'Brien took over as host and Leno started a primetime talk show, The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET, also on NBC. O'Brien turned down NBC's offer to have Leno host a half hour monologue show before The Tonight Show to boost ratings amid reported viewership diminishing, which sparked the 2010 Tonight Show conflict that resulted in Leno's returning to hosting the show on March 1, 2010. He hosted his last episode of his second tenure on February 6, 2014. That year, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. From 2014 to 2022, he hosted Jay Leno's Garage, and from 2021 to 2023, hosted the revival of You Bet Your Life.
1950Steve Rider, English journalist and sportscaster[†]
Stephen Rider is a retired English sports presenter. Between 1985 and 2005, Rider presented a variety of BBC Sport programmes including Sportsnight, Rally Report and Grandstand. He was the anchorman of ITV's football coverage between 2006 and April 2010, and anchored ITV's Formula One coverage from 2006 to 2008. He was the lead presenter for ITV's coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. From 2009 to 2025, he was ITV's main presenter for the British Touring Car Championship. He announced in May 2025 that he would be retiring from presenting in June 2025.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]